04/10/2026
THE SALON THAT STARTED IT ALL: How I survived a 24 month lease, a pregnancy and COVID-19 💅🫄🏽😷
Before I owned a tissue factory or a poultry farm, I started my first business, beauty salon 💅
Getting that salon open was a victory for me, but the road immediately became harder than I ever could have imagined. Just after I opened the doors, COVID-19 HIT SOUTH AFRICA, and the hard lock downs began.
Suddenly we were ordered to close. I had zero income coming in, but I had just signed a 24 MONTH COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT for the salon shop. The rent was due every month, regardless of the lock down. On top of that heavy financial stress, I WAS PREGNANT 🫄🏽
I remember sitting there feeling terrified. I had no safety net, a baby on the way, a landlord expecting rent and a business that wasn't allowed to operate. It felt like universe was telling me to give up.
But when you grow up with nothing, you learn how to fight.
I didn't let that lock down destroy my dream. I negotiated, I stretched every single sent I had, and I prayed through the sleepless nights. I kept the salon alive by pure faith and resilience. Surviving that storm gave me the muscles and courage to later launch my tissue manufacturing plant and my poultry farm.
I'm sharing this to remind you that THE STORM YOU ARE IN RIGHT NOW IS JUST PREPARING YOU FOR YOUR EMPIRE.
If you are facing a business crisis, a financial strain, or a moment where you want to quit, look at me. I was pregnant, locked in a 2 year contract, and forced to close during a global pandemic-and I still made it through.
YOU CAN DO IT. Do not let temporary setback ruin your permanent future💪🏽❤️
-19survival